| Description |
1 online resource (90 p.) |
| Series |
Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Two Approaches to Evidentiality -- 1.2 The Qiangic Branch -- 1.3 Framework, Concepts and Terminologies -- 1.3.1 Framework of Analysis -- 1.3.2 Volitional and Non-volitional Verbs -- 1.3.3 Endopathic Verbs -- 1.3.4 Egophoric, or Egophoricity -- 1.3.5 Mirativity and Mirative Extensions of Evidentials -- 1.3.6 First-Person Effects -- 1.3.7 Language, Dialect and Variety -- 1.4 Treatment of Sources -- 2 Evidentiality in Qiangic Languages -- 2.1 Core Rgyalrong -- 2.1.1 Cogtse Variety -- 2.1.2 Jiaomuzu Variety |
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2.1.3 Japhug Dialect -- 2.2 Khroskyabs -- 2.3 Horpa -- 2.3.1 Rtau Variety -- 2.3.2 Geshiza Variety -- 2.4 Qiang -- 2.4.1 Ronghong Variety -- 2.4.2 Qugu Variety -- 2.4.3 Puxi Variety -- 2.4.4 Longxi Variety -- 2.5 nDrapa -- 2.5.1 Upper Dialect -- 2.5.2 Lower Dialect -- 2.6 Munya -- 2.7 Ersu -- 2.7.1 Ersu Proper -- 2.7.2 Lizu Dialect -- 2.8 Pumi -- 2.8.1 Southern Dialect -- 2.8.2 Northern Dialect -- 2.9 Guiqiong -- 2.10 Shixing -- 3 Discussion -- 3.1 Three Types of Evidentiality Systems -- 3.2 Evidentiality in Qiangic: Genetic Retention or Independent Development? -- 3.3 Theoretical Implications |
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3.3.1 The Special Properties of the Direct Evidential -- 3.3.2 Grammaticalization of the Reported and Quotative Evidentials -- 4 Summary -- Index |
| Summary |
As an intriguing but little understood language group within the Tibeto-Burman family, Qiangic languages are widely reported to have evidentiality, the grammatical means of expressing information source. How does this category function in this language group? Does it show any common features across these languages? And does it have any unique properties? Drawing on data from over a dozen languages and dialects, and cast within an informative typological framework, this study is the first attempt to answer these questions. It is found that evidentiality in Qiangic languages can be classified into three broad types. The study further demonstrates that modern systems cannot be inherited from Proto-Qiangic, and it also reveals certain features of the reported evidential that seem to be typologically rare |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-76) and index |
| Subject |
Evidentials (Linguistics)
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Sino-Tibetan languages.
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Language and languages.
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Linguistics.
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Evidentials (Linguistics)
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Sino-Tibetan languages.
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| SUBJECT |
Chang Tang Plateau (China and India) -- Languages
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| Subject |
Asia -- Chang Tang Plateau.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004526280 |
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9004526285 |
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